To Feed Drug Habit, Punjab Couple Sell 6-Month-Old Son To Scrap Dealer: Police

Last Updated:October 25, 2025, 22:30 IST

In Mansa, Punjab, a drug-addict couple sold their six-month-old son to a scrap dealer for Rs 1.8 lakh. Punjab Police arrested three people and recovered the child.

The commission also directed the SSP to take action against the couple and the family which received the child, and submit a report by October 31.(Representative image)

In a shocking incident, a drug-addict couple in Punjab’s Mansa district allegedly sold off their six-month-old son to the scrap dealer for Rs 1.8 lakh, police said on Saturday.

The case came into limelight after the child’s maternal aunt approached the police and informed them about child trafficking, news agency PTI reported.

The couple, residents of Akbarpur Khudal village, was allegedly addicted to drugs and was unable to raise the child. They have also sold off their household belongings and used part of the money to buy drugs. Subsequently, they gave the six-month-old to the family of the scrap dealer in Budhlada town for Rs 1.80 lakh, according to the police.

The scrap dealer has four daughters. The families even signed a document, which they called an “adoption deed" for the child.

Punjab Police has registered a case of child trafficking against four people, including the parents. Three, including the biological parents, have been arrested, while one accused remains at large.

Locals claimed that the couple allegedly spent the money on buying drugs, and household items. The child’s mother, who got addicted to drugs after her marriage, was a wrestler, locals said.

Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports about the incident, Punjab Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairman Kanwardeep Singh issued a notice to the Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to recover the infant and hand him over to the child welfare committee.

The commission also directed the SSP to take action against the couple and the family which received the child, and submit a report by October 31.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Budhlada) Sikander Singh Cheema told the news agency that the infant has been handed over to the child welfare committee.

Station House Officer, Bareta, Baldev Singh said a case has been registered under BNS Section 143 (human trafficking) against the couple and the family that received the child.

(With inputs from agencies)

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